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Identification of microbial taxa present in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) reveals widespread co-infection and associations with vector phylogeny

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Ctenocephalides felis, the cat flea, is the most common ectoparasite of cats and dogs worldwide. As a cause of flea allergy dermatitis and a vector for two genera of zoonotic pathogens (Bartonella and Rickettsia spp.), the effect of the C ...
Charlotte Manvell, Hanna Berman, Benjamin Callahan, Edward Breitschwerdt, William Swain, Kelli Ferris, Ricardo Maggi, Erin Lashnits   +7 more
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Coevolution and Functional Effects of Endosymbiotic Rickettsia in Leptocybe invasa Fisher & LaSalle (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) Across China

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.
Two distinct lineages of L. invasa and the dominant endosymbiont, Rickettsia, was identified, followed by an analysis of its infection density across various developmental stages and tissues of L. invasa. Furthermore, two distinct strains of the Rickettsia endosymbiont were detected, and the phylogenetic relationships between these strains and their L.
Xiu Xu, Leming Zhou, Jinting Xie, Junjue Li, Chunhui Guo, Zhende Yang   +5 more
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Rickettsia felis meningoencephalitis in a 10-year-old child: a case report and literature review

BMC Pediatrics
Background Rickettsia felis is a zoonotic pathogen belonging to the Rickettsia genus. Infection of children with central nervous system Rickettsia felis is very rare, with only a few cases reported worldwide.
Mingle Zhang, Xiuli Zhu, Xiaofei Lu, Lian Jiang, Jian Chen, Yuqiao Diao   +5 more
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Infection Potential of Rickettsia felis via Ingestion

, 2019
Rickettsia felis is the etiologic agent of flea-borne spotted fever (FBSF) in humans and a poorly described cause of fever in animals. It is transmitted by its primary arthropod vector and reservoir host, the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.
Schexnayder, Matthew M
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Insect and Mice Infestations in Gaza Displacement Camps: A Field‐Based Study on Vector‐Borne Diseases Amid the 2023–2025 Gaza War

Public Health Challenges, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2025.
GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT Conflict‐driven destruction in Gaza has caused water and sanitation collapse, leading to infestations of rodents and insects, escalating public health risks among displaced populations. ABSTRACT The current study investigates the severe environmental and public health impacts resulting from the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip ...
Zuhair Dardona, Samia Boussaa
wiley   +1 more source

Rickettsial seropositivity in the indigenous community and animal farm workers, and vector surveillance in Peninsular Malaysia

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2017
Rickettsioses are emerging zoonotic diseases that are often neglected in many countries in Southeast Asia. Rickettsial agents are transmitted to humans through exposure to infected arthropods.
Kai Ling Kho, Fui Xian Koh, Lailatul Insyirah Mohd Hasan, Li Ping Wong, Masoumeh Ghane Kisomi, Awang Bulgiba, Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam, Sun Tee Tay   +7 more
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Zoonotic Disease Transmission May Be Linked to Host Co‐Occurrence Network Topology

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1554, Issue 1, Page 110-120, December 2025.
A global analysis of zoonotic host co‐occurrence networks identified 22 networks from five continents (A) and 87 hosts from 16 orders of mostly birds but also mammals (B) as having a high potential for disease transmission. ABSTRACT Most human pathogens are zoonotic, transmitted from vertebrate hosts to humans.
Patrick T. Stillson, Brent B. Crow, William R. Budnick, Sophia I. Passy   +3 more
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The First Report on Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis), a Zoonotic Haematophagous Insect Infestation in Humans in Bangladesh: A Case Report and Literature Review

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 6, November 2025.
An 18‐year‐old girl who didn't have any pets but was infested with fleas from a pet‐owning neighbour. Flea‐bite dermatitis caused severe pruritus, urticarial and papulomatous lesions on the neck and arm. Fleas were removed and identified as Ctenocephalides felis, the cat flea.
Nusrat Nowrin Shohana, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Sharmin Shahid Labony, Md. Haydar Ali, Md. Abdul Alim, Ashim Kumar Nandi, Anisuzzaman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rickettsia felis burden in the tropics [PDF]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
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Molecular detection of Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis in fleas from Algeria [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2009
With the exception of the rat flea Xenopsylla cheopis and Yersinia pestis, the agent of plague, fleas and human flea-borne infections have been scarcely studied in Algeria [1]. Murine typhus, a typhus group rickettsiosis caused by Rickettsia typhi and transmitted by X.
Bitam, I., Baziz, B., Kernif, T., Harrat, Z., Parola, P., /Raoult, Didier   +5 more
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